Fence-clamp



(No Model.)

' W. H. KIRBY.

' FENCE CLAMP. No. 853,072. P ate'nted Nov. 23,1886.

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WILLIAM KIBBY, or WARSAW, nEN'rUoKY.

FENCE-CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,072, dated November23, 1886.

Application filed July 27, 1886.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. KIRBY, 0 Warsaw, in the county ofGallatin and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and ImprovedFence-Clamp, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which o Figure 1is a front elevation of a portion of a wire-picket fence, showing theapplication of my improved fence-clamp. Fig. 2 is a detail sideelevation of the clamp, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on lineas w in Fig. 1

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thedifferent figures of the drawings.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, easily-applied, andefficient clamp to be temporarily attached to wire-picket fences, forstretching the panels of the fence preparatory to securing them to thepost, and for holding the panels under tension while they are beingsecured.

My invention consists in a bar having formed therein a series of anglednotches for receiving the fence-wires, and provided with a handle forconvenience in applying it to and removing it from the fence, and havinga pair of chains for attachment to mechanism for tightening thefence-panehal-l as hereinafter more fully described. The clamp is formedof the bar A, of iron,

steel, or other suitable material, and is provided with a series ofangled notches, a, which are adapted to slip down over the wires of thefence between two of the pickets, the number of notches and the distancebetween them be- Serial No. 209,227. (No model.)

ing arranged to correspond with the wires of the fence to be stretched.For convenience in handling, the bar A-is provided with a handle, B, andtwo chains, 0, are secured by their ends to the bar.

The chains 0 lead to any convenient mechanism for tightening the panelsof the fence. After one panel has been strained and secured the chains 0are loosened and the bar Ais lifted from the fence-wires and transferredto a new panel, and this operation is repeated in the case of each panelof the fence.

My improvement obviates the necessity of U employing bolts in fasteningthe clamp to the wires of the fence, and'saves the time usually employedin tightening and loosening the clamping-bolts.

I am aware that a fence-clamp has been composed of two bars securedtogether by clamp-bolts, hooks embracing said bars and having chainsleading to the operating mechanism; also, that a board fence has beenprovided with a bar notched to receive the panels between the posts andprevent warping of the said panels; and I do not claim the same as of myinvention.

Having thus'deseribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A fence-clamp formed of the bar A, provided with angled notches a, andhaving the handle B and the tightening-chains C, substantially as shownand described.

' WILLIAM H. KIRBY.

Witnesses:

DAVID B. WALLACE, JAMES R. WALLACE.

